‘I was just thinking’

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Hutchby ◽  
Michelle O’Reilly ◽  
Alison Drewett ◽  
Victoria Stafford
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Assessments

Based on a corpus of child mental health assessment meetings, this article explores how practitioners use reports on their own cognitive processing, such as I was just thinking or I’m just wondering, in interaction with children and adolescents presenting with potential mental health issues. Using the methods of conversation analysis, the findings reveal different ways in which this device is used to encourage the child to engage with a particular topic, interpretation, or version of events from the standpoint of subjective experience; in other words, to produce feelings-talk. The analysis contributes further towards the understanding of child–adult interaction in professional arenas of action: in this case child mental health assessments.

scholarly journals P.047 The importance of assessing mental health in transition-aged adolescents with epilepsy

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (s1) ◽  
pp. S26
Author(s):  
S Healy ◽  
K Mabilangan ◽  
T Fantaneanu ◽  
S Whiting
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Pediatric Epilepsy ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Transition Clinic ◽  
Health Assessments

Background: When compared to the general population, researchers have reported elevated rates of mental health issues in the pediatric epilepsy population. These issues have been found to be especially problematic around the time of transition from pediatric to adult care. This is significant because depression and/or anxiety have been found to be directly related to worsened seizure outcomes and quality of life. Despite this, no known Canadian pediatric epilepsy centers have integrated mental health assessment into mainstream practice. Methods: To explore the importance of mental health assessments, we looked at the prevalence rates of both depression and anxiety in 91 adolescents with epilepsy aged 14 to 18 (M=16.3, 51 males, 41 females) enrolled into an epilepsy transition clinic. Results: 58.3% of adolescents showed signs of depression (28.6% mild, 21.4% moderate, 6.0% moderately-severe, 2.4% severe), and 51.8% of adolescents showed signs of anxiety (31.8% mild, 10.6% moderate, 9.4% severe). Remarkably, 54.8% of patients presenting with moderate to severe depression and/or anxiety had not been previously identified Conclusions: These results suggest that in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients, mental health assessments should be integrated into the standard model of care for transition-aged adolescents with epilepsy.

scholarly journals Responsibility inoculation: Constructing ‘good parent’ accounts when accessing child mental health services

2021 ◽  
pp. 263440412199996
Author(s):  
Michelle O’Reilly ◽  
Nikki Kiyimba
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Health Assessments ◽  
Discursive Positioning ◽  
Normative Practices

With the prevalence of child mental health conditions rising, the role of the initial mental health assessment is crucial in determining need. Utilising a critical discursive analytic framework, we explored the ways in which parents during these mental health assessments constructed the child’s difficulties as medicalised and doctorable as opposed to systemic and familial. Through this discursive positioning, we examined the ways in which parents mitigated blame and accounted for the child’s behaviours and emotions. Parents engaged in three accounting practices to construct the child’s problems as dispositional and to mitigate against an alternative familial system interpretation. First, they drew upon normative cultural repertoires of parenting. Second, they mediated ways whereby normative practices were deviated from in the best interest of the child. Third, they rhetorically positioned overcoming systemic difficulties by illustrating cooperative parenting in separated families. Our findings have implications for how parents build a case for the need for medical intervention in assessment settings.

Referral for Management of Emotional Health Issues During the Perinatal Period: Does Mental Health Assessment Make a Difference?

Birth ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Reilly ◽  
Sheree Harris ◽  
Deborah Loxton ◽  
Catherine Chojenta ◽  
Peta Forder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Assessment

scholarly journals Mental Health and Academic Success of First-Year College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Jordan Wyatt ◽  
Sara B Oswalt ◽  
Yesenia Ochoa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
First Year Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
College Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues

The prevalence and severity of mental health issues are increasing among college students, and such issues pose a threat to health and academic performance. Responses from 66,159 undergraduate students about mental health and academics from the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II were examined using regression analyses. Differences in mental health diagnoses were found by classification with first-year students reporting higher rates of self-injury and seriously considering suicide. Upperclassmen reported higher rates of academic impact from mental health factors. Findings indicate one’s first-year of college as the prime time to promote awareness of and strategies to prevent mental health issues or negative academic effects; implications for first-year experience programs are discussed. 

An audit of assessment rooms for mental health assessments in Ireland’s emergency departments

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
A. Jeffers ◽  
R. Jennings ◽  
J. O’Mahony
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialists ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Health Assessments ◽  
Executive Officers

Objectives To audit compliance of mental health assessment rooms in Irish adult emergency departments (EDs) which are open 24 hours on 7 days a week with standards identified by the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN). Methods A self-audit tool was sent via email to Clinical Nurse Specialists and Consultant Psychiatrists in Ireland’s 26 Adult EDs that are open 24 hours on seven days a week. Results were collated and are presented ensuring anonymity. Results A response rate of 100% was achieved. Full or substantial compliance with PLAN standards was recorded in 73% of services. In seven services, the rooms used for mental health assessments were unsuitable when measured against the PLAN standards. A number of services identified the presence of ligature points within the rooms. Conclusion The Health Service Executive (HSE) National Clinical Programme for the Assessment and Management of patients presenting to the ED following self-harm is committed to achieving 100% compliance with PLAN standards in all services. Recommendations include introducing formal ligature risk assessments and risk assessments of the use of the assessment rooms. The Chief Executive Officers of all hospital groups were informed of the results of the audits and advised on recommendations for each hospital ED.

Reliability and Construct Validity of a Child Self-Report Instrument

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowella C. W. M. Kuijpers ◽  
Roy Otten ◽  
Ad A. Vermulst ◽  
Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Dsm Iv

Both clinicians and researchers agree on the value of self-report in child mental health assessment. The pictorial format of the computerized Dominic Interactive is an addition to the existing questionnaires, specifically concerning young children. Although prior studies on the Dominic Interactive reported favorable psychometric properties, the reliability was not always satisfactory for every scale, and no studies confirmed the proposed DSM-IV factor structure of the Dominic Interactive. This study examines these two psychometric aspects using a sample of 1,504 Dutch primary-school children aged 6–13 years. α was computed and compared with ω, an alternative index of reliability. CFA was conducted as was the measurement invariance at a configural, scalar, and metric level across both age and sex. The results showed that ω values were above .80, indicating good to high reliability for all scales. The DSM-IV factor structure was confirmed and proved to be identical across age groups and among both boys and girls in this sample. These findings lay the foundation for the meaningful use of the norms needed in clinical practice. They also contribute to the increasing value of the Dominic Interactive as a self-report instrument in child mental health screening.

The Importance of Assessing and Treating Mental Health in Transition-Aged Adolescents with Epilepsy: A 1-Year Follow-up

2020 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 186-192
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Healy ◽  
Tadeu A. Fantaneanu ◽  
Sharon Whiting
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Transition Clinic ◽  
The Impact

AbstractMental health issues become especially problematic when adolescents with epilepsy are preparing to transition from pediatric to adult care. Consistent with guidelines, a transition clinic with ongoing mental health assessment was created, providing treatment to patients scoring in the moderate severity range or higher. In order to examine the effectiveness of our epilepsy transition clinic and the impact of mental health in transition-aged adolescents, baseline and one-year follow-up data were compared in 36 participants (M = 15.82 years, 24 males). Results showed that the majority of participants had improved or comparable mental health scores at follow-up. Furthermore, participants who met threshold for mental health treatment had significantly improved mental health (t = 3.19, p = 0.015), while those who did not showed worsened mental health (t =  − 2.50, p = 0.019). Looking specifically at mental health impact, those with worsened mental health showed significantly worsened quality of life (t = 3.35, p = 0.012). Furthermore, those without mental health issues showed improved transition skills (t =  − 3.86, p = 0.002), while those with mental health issues did not. Results suggest that the transition clinic is effective in helping transition-aged adolescents with their mental health. Additionally, findings suggest that addressing these mental health issues are essential to ensuring successful transitions and the best outcomes in these patients.

scholarly journals A Mental Health Assessment Model of College Students Using Intelligent Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Keke Li ◽  
Weifang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Prediction Algorithm ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Health Assessments ◽  
Intelligent Technology

College students are under increasing competition pressure, which has a negative impact on their mental health, as the pace of learning and life accelerates, as well as the increasingly difficult employment situation. As a result, emphasizing the importance of college students’ mental health and fully addressing it has become a top priority in the work of colleges and universities. However, some students and even teachers are currently unconcerned about mental illness, making it difficult for students with psychological abnormalities to receive timely detection and effective treatment. As a result, it is the responsibility of student management for colleges and universities to identify and intervene early in the mental health problems of college students. Through the use of multimodal data and neural network models, it is now possible to evaluate and predict the mental state of college students in real time, thanks to the advancement of intelligent technology. Therefore, a novel multimodal neural network model is proposed in this paper. Our model is divided into two branches in particular. The traditional mental health assessment and prediction algorithm, which is based on the improved BP neural network and the International Mental Health Scale SCL-90, is one of the branches. Given how difficult it is to meet the requirements for the accuracy of college students’ mental health assessments using this method, our other branch is computer vision-based facial emotion recognition of college students, which is used to aid in the evaluation of mental health assessments. Our model demonstrates competitive performance through simulation and comparative experiments.

scholarly journals Using Heartfulness Meditation and Brainwave Entrainment to Improve Teenage Mental Wellbeing

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghazal Suhani Yadav ◽  
Francisco José Cidral-Filho ◽  
Ranjani B. Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Brain Health ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Meditation Group ◽  
Brainwave Entrainment

Teenagers are highly susceptible to mental health issues and this problem has been exacerbated by the quarantine restrictions of COVID-19. This study evaluated the use of Heartfulness Meditation and Audio Brainwave Entrainment to help teenagers cope with mental health issues. It used 30-min Heartfulness meditation and 15-min brainwave entrainment sessions with binaural beats and isochronic tones three times a week for 4 weeks. Using a pretest-posttest methodology, participants were asked to complete a survey battery including the Pittsburgh Quality of Sleep Index, Perceived Stress Scale, Patient Health Question-9, Profile of Mood States, and Cambridge Brain Health assessment. Participants (n = 40) were divided into four experimental groups: the control group (n = 9), Audio Brainwave Entrainment group (n = 9), Heartfulness Meditation group (n = 10), and a combined group (n = 12), for a 4-week intervention. Data were analyzed with paired t-tests. The singular Audio Brainwave Entrainment group did not see statistically significant improvements, nor did any of the intervention groups for brain health (p > 0.05). This study, however, proved the efficacy of a 4-week Heartfulness Meditation program to regulate overall mood (p = 0.00132), stress levels (p = 0.0089), state depression (POMS; p = 0.0037), and anger (p = 0.002). Results also suggest adding Audio Brainwave Entrainment to Heartfulness Meditation may improve sleep quality (p = 0.0377) and stress levels (p = 0.00016).

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